Originally posted by cannon999
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Previously on "Where to people draw their professional lines?"
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Happy to sell my soul for £££ to the highest bidder. As long as it's not illegal - I am game!
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Originally posted by cojak View Post
+1
I crashed and burned in an interview when an arrogant arse asked me about a nice-but-dim contractor in a previous project. I had a disagreement with Nice-But-Dim about a decision a senior manager had made which was not best practise but definitely a case of 'know your battles'. AA knew N-B-D and had obviously been briefed on this and I had walked into a no-win situation and didn't get the contract. (I wasn't going to slag off an ex-colleague but 'Ah Bless' wasn't going to cut it.)
Apart from that, you get your instructions, advise on consequences and alternative options, then you carry out your instructions knowing that there's an extension in the pipeline.
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Originally posted by malvolio View Post
You do the job you're paid (and contracted) to do. If the client wants an insecure firewall configuration or a non-fault tolerant solution, then tell them why they are being prats - but get it in writing so they don't come after you when it all goes wrong. You can only really refuse to do something if it's illegal or fraudulent.
You are there to do and advise, and record your proposed solution(s) with caveats and risk analyses where needed. Many clients don't always want a perfect solution, just one they are comfortable with.
I crashed and burned in an interview when an arrogant arse asked me about a nice-but-dim contractor in a previous project. I had a disagreement with Nice-But-Dim about a decision a senior manager had made which was not best practise but definitely a case of 'know your battles'. AA knew N-B-D and had obviously been briefed on this and I had walked into a no-win situation and didn't get the contract. (I wasn't going to slag off an ex-colleague but 'Ah Bless' wasn't going to cut it.)
Apart from that, you get your instructions, advise on consequences and alternative options, then you carry out your instructions knowing that there's an extension in the pipeline.
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Originally posted by eek View Post
Unless you are a Big 4 consultant - at which point its PowerPoint (yep not even Visio).
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Originally posted by IsayIsayIsay View PostDamn, and there was me about to ask a question based on someone at work being a bit nasty to me!
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Damn, and there was me about to ask a question based on someone at work being a bit nasty to me!
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Originally posted by IsayIsayIsay View PostI don't buy that all contractors have to be the same (in the same way all businesses are not the same). We have boundaries and lines and it's interesting to me to understand other peoples views. I like context and opinion. You may be right in the sense of being "successful" in the terms you operate from, but that will differ person to person also (just like business to business).
The other option is you've just got to toughen up and grow some but that's not very contructive.Last edited by northernladuk; 27 January 2022, 14:52.
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Originally posted by IsayIsayIsay View PostI don't buy that all contractors have to be the same (in the same way all businesses are not the same). We have boundaries and lines and it's interesting to me to understand other peoples views. I like context and opinion. You may be right in the sense of being "successful" in the terms you operate from, but that will differ person to person also (just like business to business).
Obviously if you are uncomfortable with a given situation, it's up to you how to react, and leaving the contract is obviously one option. Just don't make a habit of it, you are in a world where pragmatism is by far the biggest parameter.
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I don't buy that all contractors have to be the same (in the same way all businesses are not the same). We have boundaries and lines and it's interesting to me to understand other peoples views. I like context and opinion. You may be right in the sense of being "successful" in the terms you operate from, but that will differ person to person also (just like business to business).
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